Top 5 Photos 3/21: Zverev, Karatsev rise as champions

Champions were crowned and more great tennis was played across the globe. One player lifted his first ATP Tour-level trophy, while one doubles team ended an almost two-year drought.

These are the Top 5 photos from Acapulco, Dubai and St. Petersburg.  (All photos Getty/AP)

1

Alexander Zverev

In his previous six bouts with Stefanos Tsitsipas, the German has only come out on top once. Zverev changed that by defeating the Greek, 6-4, 7-6 (3), to win his first Acapulco title. This marks Zverev's 14th career ATP title and his first of the season.

2

Neal Skupski and Ken Skupski

The sibling duo took down Acapulco's top-seeded team Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, 7-6 (3), 6-4, in one hour and 32 minutes. The British pair claimed their first ATP 500-level event together and their third title overall.

3

Daria Kasatkina

The world No. 61 captured her second title of the season, becoming the first Russian woman to win St. Petersburg after countrywoman Margarita Gasparyan retired with a back injury while trailing 6-3, 2-1. Kasatkina is now 15-3 this season and is creeping closer to returning to the Top 50.

4

Aslan Karatsev

The incredible 2021 season continues to get better for the Russian. Karatsev picked up his very first ATP title in Dubai by serving Lloyd Harris a 6-3, 6-2 loss. He is now 15-2 this year with his only losses coming to major champions Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem. Not too bad, right?

5

Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal

The Colombian duo scored their first title of the season with a solid win over Croatians Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic, 7-6 (0),7-6 (4), to lift the Dubai trophy. It's their first title run since the 2019 US Open.